festival called "Pion-Era". The Saskatoon WDM relocated to its current site on the Prairieland Park grounds in the early 1970s. Its coordinates are . For many years the Saskatoon branch was associated with the Saskatoon Exhibition and was instrumental in the fair being renamed "Pioneer Days", which incorporated Pion-Era. By the 1980s, the WDM and the Exhibition began to distance themselves from each other. By the 1990s the WDM was no longer a part of the exhibition, which in turn all but eliminated any remaining Pion-Era elements; Pioneer Days became "The Ex" and, later, simply "Saskatoon Exhibition". The Saskatoon WDM is noted for its indoor recreation of a 1910s-era "boomtown". Actual buildings from the era, combined with recreations, are kept in a climate-controlled environment and filled with artifacts of the time (in contrast to the North Battleford WDM, which has its buildings outside). Buildings on site include a homestead, police station, bank, newspaper office (with working printing press), saddle shop, general store, and dentist's office. The museum also includes displays of vintage automobiles and farm equipment. The Saskatoon branch also has convention facilities and is home to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. In 2005, the Saskatoon WDM underwent major renovations to its exhibit halls in celebration of Saskatchewan's centennial. Yorkton – Story of People The Yorkton branch of the museum is focused on the immigrant experience. It includes scenes illustrating the cultural roots of many of the groups who settled in western Canada, such as Ukrainians, English, Swedes, Germans, Doukhobors and Icelanders. Its coordinates are . Major artifacts Partial list The Western Development Museum has the last remaining example of the Ferranti-Packard 6000, a Canadian designed early mainframe computer. It was donated by SaskPower. A replica of the Canadian Vickers Vedette is under construction by the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum. In 2003, the WDM acquired part of an original hull, which is displayed as an artifact in condition as found. With plans loaned from the Western Canada Aviation Museum, a group of volunteers from the Vintage Aircraft Restorers undertook the construction. In 2014, the VAR Vendette Project won a Ninety-Nines Canadian Award in Aviation. Images See also Saskatchewan Railway Museum References External links Saskatchewan Western Development Museum Aviation history of Canada Western Development Museum, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Western Development Museum Aerospace museums in Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, Saskatchewan Transport museums in Saskatchewan Agriculture museums in Canada Open-air museums in Canada